March 13 6:28 pm
Sham needling may be as powerful as verum (traditional) acupuncture, according to researchers from the Karolinska Institutet, in Stockholm, Sweden.
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March 13 11:54 am
Writing on Medpage Today, Drs. David Nash and Elaine Yuen from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia tell us that the number of medical schools offering courses on spirituality has increased from 3 schools in 1992 to 84 in 2004.
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March 13 12:26 am
Researchers from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill studied the effectiveness of acupuncture to induce labor.
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March 12 8:34 pm
Nose breathing might benefit patients with asthma because it ensures that inspired air is warm, filtered, and moist.
But researchers at the University of Nottingham, in the UK say don’t hold your breath.
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March 12 7:47 pm
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts, in Boston examined the relationship between the occurrence of falls and the expectations older adults have about making future residential moves.
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March 12 7:02 pm
Researchers from the University of Erlangen, in Germany studied the effect of adding black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) to exercise.
They were looking for evidence of greater benefit with black cohosh over exercise alone in bone mineral density and coronary heart disease risk during early post menopause.
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March 11 9:06 pm
That’s the conclusion from a long-term study by researchers in Florida and Oklahoma.
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March 11 7:42 pm
Researchers from the Central University Hospital, in Oviedo, Spain report reduced insulin resistance in certain postmenopausal women.
It’s important because resistance to the effects of insulin is believed to be the origin of the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, as well as its complications.
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March 11 6:50 pm
It’s a leading cause of visual loss in older adults and has limited treatment options.
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Maryland reviewed the evidence for using nutritional supplementation to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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March 10 11:45 pm
Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark, in Odense investigated how these chiropractic patients were scheduled for treatment, with special emphasis on maintenance care.
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